Freshman from three private Catholic schools in Wilmington spent their Tuesday together to build relationships and carry out a playful pilgrimage to honor a piece of religious heritage. This is the first year that Salesianum School, Ursuline Academy and Padua Academy organized an El Camino Walk. The event is based on the El Camino Pilgrimage, also known as the Way …
Del. students land on top in national healthcare events
Ten Delaware high schoolers secured top 10 finishes in the 46th annual HOSA-Future Health Professionals International Leadership Conference in Dallas, which wrapped up Saturday. The conference is for students who are interested in pursuing a career in healthcare. Attendees had the opportunity to participate in career-focused competitive events, take part in community service work and leadership opportunities. READ: Your guide …
TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – May 4, 2023
Click on the image below to view the PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community Man charged with dumping screws, nails on Hockessin roads Courts hope safe surrender day will clear 750 warrants Free concerts, movies and more in Bethany, June-October Business Weis Markets to anchor Bayberry’s mixed-use town center Artesian asks to raises rates; average bill would go up …
SALSTHON smashes fundraising goal: $243,791 to help children
Students from three Wilmington catholic schools spent eight hours on the dance floor last weekend to raise $243,791 for children in need. Salesianum School, Ursuline Academy and Padua Academy shattered their $175,000 fundraising goal by nearly $70,000 in this year’s SALSTHON. “At the beginning, I was worried about hitting our number,” said senior Jack Gormley, the student body president at …
Private schools go into overdrive with open houses
Private schools across Delaware are in the thick of recruiting season, and most of them are holding open houses in the coming weeks. The programs for those open houses are designed both to entice the students, but also answer any questions they and their families have, so everybody can be sure the match is good. They are popular for both …
Padua’s graduation traditions start with painted skirts
The uniforms worn by the senior Pandas of Padua Academy were a little more colorful than usual this week. The soon-to-be graduates kicked off their end-of-year traditions by painting their skirts with the logos and colors of the universities they’ll attend in the fall. “This tradition is really important to everyone at Padua because it’s a culmination of our …
Meet Padua Academy’s 4 valedictorians. Yes. 4
For the first time in school history, Padua Academy will honor not two, not three, but four valedictorians to top their class of 2022. Arundhati Dole, Mary Katherine (Katie) Dorsey, Esosa Ediae and Emily Malone are this year’s Padua valedictorians. The young women all say that the honor reflects the sisterhood of Padua, which is an all-girls Catholic school in …
Padua students get hands-on STEM experience at UD, Chemours labs
Padua freshmen and sophomores create toys that are then presented to judges and industry experts, including Melissa & Doug reps. The engineering students of Padua Academy are making their ideas come to life through the engineering facilities and a 3D design lab at the University of Delaware. Two years ago, the all-girls school in Wilmington partnered with Chemours Discovery …
For private schools and prospective students, it’s Admission Season
Padua Academy students lead visitors through Open House tour. When Gabby Guerke was ready to leave Odyssey Charter School for ninth grade in 2019, she wasn’t sure what she wanted in a high school. “My parents and I just felt like we needed to look everywhere,” she said. “So that’s what we did.” Like hundreds of other eighth graders …
Girls soccer All-State teams announced; Caravel’s St. Leger is player of year
Caitlin St. Leger Caravel Academy Girls Soccer Player of the Year photo courtesy of Caravel Academy Soccer Girls Soccer Division I First Team All State Olivia Stephen Appoquinimink 12 Alani Lawrence Appoquinimink 12 Gabrielle Davis Caesar Rodney 11 Jada McCullough Caesar Rodney 12 Ryan Mundy Charter Wilm. 11 Corinne Arnold Charter Wilm. 12 Gabby Riley Middletown 9 Tyla …
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